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[General Questions and Answers] PsHegger:
I don't know, I know a lot of people who used wm and android and they think Android is much easier to use and provides more (including me). On the other hand I understand what you would like to know. I have a Spica and I'm curious about how it would work with WM as the older phones have weaker hardware then mine and Android is a bit laggy sometimes, but I would NEVER change my os to WM (and while developers think like me we won't have WM on Android phones).
[Nexus S General] J__:
does anyone know how to get into LBStestmode and service mode for the nexus?

was *#314789650#* and *#197328640#* on 2.2 but doesnt seem to work here. Thnx!
[Nexus One General] the_ahmadzais:
hey guys i have to buy one of these phones this wednesday. which one youguys think is better and why? please share and help me out
[Nexus One General] wang1404:
get the atrix if you can love with a locked boot loader , not sure though but most likely. But its got the best hardware out of all 3
[Nexus One General] dc211:
Atrix has the best hardware but won't get custom roms. The Desire HD has lots of custom roms.

The N1 is too old to get as a new phone now.

If I had to pick one of the three by Wednesday it would be the Desire HD. Motorola is a deal breaker for me as of today.
[Nexus One General] mark_20:
I have both the Nexus One and the Inspire, and am currently conflicted as to which one to use for everyday use. Right now I am on the N1 with Gingerbread, and waiting for a 2.3 release for the Inspire. Both are very capable phones, though I have had several major crashes on a bone stock Inspire.

The Nexus One was a recent thank you gift from a client, and the Inspire was a replacement from AT&T for the Captivate.
[Nexus One General] navlem:
Atrix if hardware specs are important for you.

Desire HD if you want custom roms

N1 is the lousiest in terms of specs between the 3 phones, but is google branded and have the latest gingerbread official rom :P
[Nexus One General] creativedevil:
May be N1 is a too old to buy but it is not the lousiest... it is just an old hardware which was the best out there at the time... it still is better build quality than the DHD IMO, may be it is quiet comparable to the Atrix atleast considering build quality.

Again, it all depends on what's coming up next and I personally prefer Atrix if I was lucky to get it on any of the canadian careers :(
[Nexus One General] NexusDro:
It's coming to bell soon. Check the website.
[Nexus One General] lewy10:
N1 is still a great phone. But the Motorola Atrix is sweet in hardware. I going to have to up a MAX phone. (Motorola Atrix):)
[Nexus One General] mrbkkt1:
I looked at the atrix today, and was surprised at how small it is. Not much bigger than the n1
[Nexus One General] wang1404:
It's only .3 inch different.
[Nexus One General] ap3604:
I agree. Most people don't root so as long as you are one of the many that don't then go for the Atrix 4g. 1930mAh battery is a game changer! :eek:
[Nexus One General] FLAC Vest:
Well now that I have the Nexus I fell as though I can make a good argument.

I used the Atrix 4G all day, every day for about 5 days when I first got it, then traded my iPad for the Nexus o1

At this point, I have both of those and a Captivate, which I used tto compare the speeds.

Having them all hooked up over wifi aand loading the full Engadget page, the Atrix came in first with the Nexus coming maybe 2 seconds later at the most.

Pages load quickly, embedded flash plays nicely as well. I love the size and notification lights too.

All in all, I would say to get the Nexus one now (Haven't used the Desire) and save your upgrade for later this year; at least that's what I'm doing.
[Nexus One General] peliROJO:
Personally I'm waiting, but if you have to buy then get the Atrix.
[Xoom General] Earthbrain:
For some reason, after reading the many negative posts about the Xoom, I now want to cancel my order that I got with the 25% off coupon.

Things that is the deal breaker for me is the following:

1. Cannot play 720p .mkv videos

2. Mediocre screen/display

I went to Best Buy and saw the Samsung Galaxy Tab and just love the brightness of the SGT. It is so vibrant.

Also, reading the posts about the SGT indicates that it can handle 720p and even 1080p flawlessly. It can also be replaced with faster ROM to make the SGT even better.

So I am thinking of cancelling the Xoom order from Motorola with the 25% off coupon and just get the Galaxy Tab instead.

Anyone has the same feeling?
[Xoom General] Earthbrain:
....or I can just keep the order and not open it once I have it and sell it for $750 on Craigslist. This would cause a little bit of a hassle though.
[Xoom General] arrtoodeetoo:
Heck no! I'm keeping mine!

If you don't want to keep it, you should sell it on Ebay or something. You can make a profit if you sell it for under $800. [ninja'd]
[Xoom General] martonikaj:
Even if they don't want it, why would they ever cancel their order? Even if they have no intent to use the device, they basically have $150 free on the way to their house when they sell it. Even if they sell it for $700 just to get it off their hands they just made $100. lol.

And good god why would you ever buy the Galaxy Tab, with several new Honeycomb tablets coming in the following weeks.
[Xoom General] Sirchuk:
Is this a joke? It has to be. A galaxy tab over the xoom? Lol

It will play mkv files once the software gets fixed I'm sure.
[Xoom General] El Daddy:
People with issues are the ones who speak the loudest. I'm not worried at all about isolated incidents. As a launch G1, N1, and now Xoom (but not yet received) user it comes with the territory.

If I were worried about a lack of apps, bugs, or flash at launch etc. I would have trashed my G1 right away. I remember the android 1.0 days when I had to wait a month before the market was live. Even then, there was only a few dozen apps available.

I'm treating 3.0 the same way as 1.0. Full of potential. Just have to have faith after an update or two it will be amazing.
[Xoom General] legato89:
Xoom to Galaxy Tab...WUT?
[Xoom General] djunio:
The Galaxy Tab is good but its not in the same league as the Xoom. The screen isn't that bad, its bright and extremely responsive. Samsung will probably always have the lead in screen technology but it isn't as bad as you think. Once the Xoom gets an update it will not only handle 720p video but 1080p as well. Getting the 25% off this thing makes it a no brainer bye.
[Xoom General] csmith75:
Typing this from my week old Samsung Galaxy Tab. I already have a large tablet device (ipad) but needed something portable, so the Xoom is out of the question especially after I picked it up and realized it's pretty much a landscape device.

The Galaxy tab is a great device and trust me 7 inches is the sweet spot if you actually want it to leave the house on a regular basis (other than vacations). Personally, if you care about having the latest OS, I would wait for the HTC flyer. If you don't care about portability, I would just wait to see reviews and releases on the other Honeycomb devices.

If you don't care about the latest OS, I would highly recommend the Samsung Galaxy Tab. I haven't touched my ipad in a week.

Just sell the Xoom on Craigslist and make a nice little profit.
[Xoom General] Bauxite:
There is no way I would even touch a galaxy tab after using a Xoom. 2.2 was not meant for tablets and the processor is so slow.. even after I developed a kernel to overclock it.

If you would like a cheap sprint version.. mine is on ebay for $350 right now.. :D
[Epic 4G General] cconwing:
Ok I've searched all over the place and granted I am on my phone I can't find it anywhere :/ I've found the thread about it but whenever I click on any of the links it takes me to the devs blog page and I can't find it on there either :/

I'm just looking to flash the old version for now until the froyo build works out all the kinks...any info on that would also be appreciated since it is my first custom rom :)

If anyone has a link to it that would be really helpful :) thanks
[Epic 4G General] MysteryEmotionz:
This should have been posted in his thread or you could have pmed him
[Epic 4G General] biscojams:
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[Epic 4G General] musclehead84:
Once on his.blog click on android development and its on there.

Sent from my Evo Killer!!!
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
Hi,

Does anyone know a way to tweak a system file so that Inspire's volume is higher?

I personally find its stock volume rather low, and I want to increase it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] yuniee:
I downloaded Zedge. It is a free app with nice louder ringtones.

Hope this helps!
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
I'm wanting to up the volume system-wide. But, thanks for the info anyway :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] mi04se1:
Yea, I tested a movie and sling player last night. The media volume was all the way up and it was quite.
[HTC Inspire 4G] crawlgsx:
I went from iPhone 4 (nice and louad) to Atrix 4g (nice and loud) to Inspire 4g (too quiet).

I am loving the Inspire but the sound volume and battery life are definitely the 2 big downsides of it. Still a winner over the Atrix any day though.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
I personally don't have issues with the battery. I've removed all extra stuff. Even before removing them, I was happy with its battery.

It can't be that hard to change the system volume. It's done in every smartphone and OS before. Hopefully, some developer notices this thread and help us out. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] citlec53:
+1

I'm half deaf. Need a louder phone please.
[HTC Inspire 4G] carlitos66:
same here, the phone volume is too low. Maybe if can acces service codes? I did it on my previous Samsung phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
Hi, all.

So, I've been doing some digging around, and looks like there are 2 possibilities.

One is to modify the system files manually (which would be very complicated), but I personally prefer this method rather than having to install extra stuff. However, this method is not available to us unless some very smart person shares the method with us.

Two, which seems to be the only viable option at the moment, is DSP Manager. As far as I understand, it used to be available through ROM Manager, but it is no longer there. I saw a thread that said the author was not releasing it anymore because most MOD developers were now including it in their ROMs from the beginning.

So, if we can find a way to install DSP Manager, we may be able to tweak the max speaker volume. But, that's as far as I could find. I'd need someone smarter to look into this.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
Hi,

An update and a new idea.

First, DSP Manager doesn't work on Inspire 4G, so don't bother.

Second,

Here's a new idea I have about the low volume sound fix. I just read a comment from HTC employee who said, "The front speaker is for phone calls and the rear speaker is for everything else."

In other words, if we can find a way to keep the front speaker enabled all the time, we should be able to get more sound. I don't know much about what kind of coding is involved in routing sounds from each speaker, but I wonder if this would be an easier hack than trying to increase the entire system volume, which may still feel low volume for as long as we can't get any sound out of the front speaker.

Maybe someone smart can add to this possibility?
[HTC Inspire 4G] smalis:
#1! I like to use voice recordings as scheduled reminders, and the playback volume out of the rear speaker is way too low.
[HTC Inspire 4G] freekquency:
I did notice the low volume on a movie i downloaded but you never can tell with those sorts of things. Overall the sounds is incredible even through the speakers with (SRS) and dolby mobile.

Could use something to ++output level.

Id like to see an app to change audio volume levels while recording video.

(ive only had the phone a couple days i returned my samsung Cap upgrade for the 4g, forgive me if there is such an app out there)

How often do you go to watch an awesome looking concert video and the sound is trash? It would make for some beautiful recordings i think. I have yet to test this one, but the Captivate could not record decent sound at all in loud environment.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
I personally have come to believe that it is really not that the "volume" is low but rather a "wrong" speaker is being used. I mean, if the main speaker is on the back facing away from us, of course we don't hear much sound. If you flip the phone while playing music or video, you'll notice that the sound is actually loud enough. So, if we can enable the front speaker for normal use, I really think that it'll be just fine.
[HTC Inspire 4G] RogerPodacter:
about every HTC phone has a quiet speaker. but cyanogen typically always includes the audio boost add-on. so i'd just wait for cyanogen 7 to include it, and your troubles will be solved.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
well, even if the volume is boosted, as long as the sound is coming out of the rear speaker, if you place your phone on its back on a table or something, the sound will still suffer. It makes more sense to find a way to enable the front speaker.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kwin_captivate:
Most of all phone have a rear facing speaker. But some phone are loud and some are not..
[HTC Inspire 4G] nhshah7:
+1 this would be quite useful!
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
No, they don't lol. (you may be right if you are talking about specific brand or series, but certainly not "most of all phones").
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
I just came across something that may be relevant to the audio routing, but I'm not smart enough to figure them out. If anybody wants to take a look at it, it would be great:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/AudioManager.html

There are several lines there that talk about Routing.

GT
[HTC Inspire 4G] zswielder:
This may sound ridiculous but works!

Hi, all.

I just came up with a very simple workaround for "only when you are watching a video or something."

Now, you're gonna probably laugh, but trust me. It really works.

Just play any video, and hold your phone as if you are scooping water. The key is the left hand. When you cup your left hand around the rear speaker, it creates a echoing chamber that redirect all sound toward you. You'll be able to hear the sound much better.

GT
[Nook Color General] EsotericPunk:
So I know that the CM7 builds need to be installed on EMMC and that eventually someone may come up with a bootable SD for it; but I got to thinking... would it be possible to port the rooted stock Nook UI to a bootable SD version?

I really want to run CM7, but I have a 1.5 year old and my wife and I love to read him kids books using the Nook. My wife also wants a pretty stock experience when she uses it (since she primarily uses it for books). Any thoughts on this idea?
[Nook Color General] nicbennett:
Check out this thread. Not exactly what you were asking, but you are able to dual boot Eclair and CM7.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=959461
[EVO 4G General] stevo760:
I just got the evo and I can't believe how much nicer this phone is to compared to the dx. I'm sold dude
[EVO 4G General] jgalan14:
Welcome to the forums man :)
[EVO 4G General] ewynn9:
I know how you feel, I came from the iPhone 4. I'll never, ever go back.
[EVO 4G General] Rally187:
nice brotha welcome to the dark side. do these things as fast as you can. 1) read everything you can and learn how to properly and safely root your phone. 2) root your phone. 3) flash what eva you want and enjoy the hell out of your evo... oh and i just spent 3.19 on a gallon of gas and i want to jump off a bridge. enjoy your phone,
[EVO 4G General] stevo760:
3.19 is weak sauce man its 4.50 here dude
[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
Ouch.

Sent from my Evo powered by moar gees.
[EVO 4G General] derekwilkinson:
O_O

3.50 here... premium... stupid oil.

good thing I only have to fill up every two weeks :D

Evo>other phones. Only bad thing is battery life on 4G and full backlight. But what do you expect?

Awesome ROMs, you're just in time for 4G on CM7... join the fun!
[EVO 4G General] stevo760:
Can you post me a link on root please
[EVO 4G General] anthonylokrn:
If you don't mind me asking, what does the Evo have over the Droid X?
[EVO 4G General] sultan.of.swing:
It doesn't have a locked bootloader, a goofy hump in the back, better dev support.

My buddy has a DX and as soon as he saw my EVO screen he thought it looked better.
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
Lots of good info here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865204
[EVO 4G General] stevo760:
I like polished UI's and that what makes the evo better for me. It's a little slower but that dosnt bother me much and I'm saving 75 a month comin from big red
[EVO 4G General] agentphantom:
Welcome to the boards. There is a lot of knowledge around here. Like others have said, take your time and read, read, read and when you have finished reading, read one more time. Also, but more importantly, please search for your answers before asking questions. More than likely, it's been covered. Good luck and have fun

Sent from my Evo using mikfroyo 4.5
[EVO 4G General] eman3316@optonline.net:
It's not made by Motorola.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
lol, moto makes good stuff.
[EVO 4G General] tbgreen89:
I came from an iPhone and I will never go back! Android is the only way too go. I love my Evo... all my iPhone friends are jealous!

Sent from my Evolutionized Evo!
[EVO 4G General] vspike915:
Welcome, it's a great feeling isn't it?
[EVO 4G General] rican408:
I own a Droid x and an evo. I must say after rooting and such the evo runs circles around the dx. Its so slow even overclocked. Plus we now have the HDMI mirroring!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] junglerumble:
Cant send or receive picture texts. Had the same problem with the previous bionix too. What can I do?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Settai:
Flash the AOSP mms.apk in the OP of their thread
[HTC Inspire 4G] borisb:
Hi Guys

This is a good day since I got the inspire. I have been rooting phones for more then a year. Nexus one and Captivate

All I need is to understand what am I doing.

q. What is s-off?

q. why do I need to downgrade and what is that in general?

q. what is the gold card?

q, what is the best way to root my phone.

I know that this is a really annoying noob questions but I will really appreciated some info.

Thank you guys
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
Q: What is s-off?

A: S-OFF is a trigger in Android that tells your phone you can mess with it. It allows you to flash ROMs and kernels and whatever else you would like. You have to have it to root.

Q: Why do I need to downgrade and what is that in general?

A: You need to downgrade to get S-OFF. Downgrading is installing another rom that let's you get S-OFF.

Q: What is the gold card?

A: A gold card lets you downgrade.

Q: What is the best way to root my phone.

A: Almost ready for a release.
[HTC Inspire 4G] borisb:
Mmmmm

What is the best way again
[HTC Inspire 4G] borisb:
I dont see a download link for the easy root. Can u help?
[HTC Inspire 4G] bubby323:
Coming soon.
[HTC Inspire 4G] borisb:
Ok. What do i do right now?
[HTC Inspire 4G] wOoT_WoOt:
Look for attn post on hacking the inspire and getting root etc.. follow those directions and you'll be fine. In the future searching can help you answer your questions as well.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mr. Clown:
moved to general as not android development
[HTC Inspire 4G] matt_b:
the only way to root your phone is to follow the instructions in attn1s hack kit. it comes with all the tools necessary for rooting/installing a custom rom onto your phone. there are detailed instructions, and if you need any help, visit the link in my sig.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dellwole:
Hey all,

I am on 2.2 (318) but don't like the music player it comes with so I have installed miui edition's music player but there is almost no difference in my opinion. I am looking for one that gives you a lot of customizable options including the ability to edit already created playlists (my main reason for looking). Thanks
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahulkadukar:
Winamp .
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dellwole:
Thanks much +
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhaiwaah:
I have a broken power button and am running stock 2.2.1 on my N1. Is it possible to upgrade to 2.3.3 "manually" in my case or do I have to wait for OTA :cool:?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mokurex:
You need to go from 2.2.1 to 2.2.2 to 2.3.3. Search for the required file, I believe you need frg83D to frg83G. As for the broken power button, you need to root, then install quickboot or rom manager to go straight into recovery.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elio:
Sorry for the probably stupid question, but can we root with a broken power button?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mokurex:
Do you have an unlocked bootloader?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elio:
No........
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mokurex:
Then you'd probably have to wait for a one click root method of some sort.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
There is no one click or manual root available for 2.3.3 yet...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Know-Fear:
Updating to a build that has no trackball wake/unlock with a broken power button would probably be a big mistake anyhow.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sankeihui:
excuse me, I have a rooted 2.2 Nexus one with a broken power button...

How can I upgrade my phone...?

Would you tell me the procedure step by step.........

Actually, I read so many posts in xda but I still so confused that how can I upgrade my phone without the power button...

Thank you so much~~
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dude Random21:
With the upgrade do you want to go back to stock unrooted or do you want to stay rooted. Also do you have a custom recovery installed.
[Android Apps and Games] rosenbaa29:
Quick question,

Does anyone know of any good Flight Simulation apps for the Android?

Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] ShotSkydiver:
X-Plane is the one I know of, it's also available on iPhone.
[Android Apps and Games] rosenbaa29:
How is it?
[Android Apps and Games] darkwater13:
I'm not normally one to play/use flight sims, but it's a high quality one in my opinion, good graphics, smooth control on my desire, and fairly easy to use, but with a lot of options. check out the site if you wanted to know more about it, just google "xplane". That's the only one I know of on android too
[Android Apps and Games] Mandor53:
X-Plane is the best one. You can choose your plane, your map your Weather... you control everythings in the plane... but it cost 10$...
[Android Apps and Games] eranyo:
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X is a nice arcade flight shooter, if it's of any interest to you.
[Android Apps and Games] aditya104:
X plane is good on graphics. But doesn't have many locales. Also, you can't practice instrument approaches. Only buy it if you want to play for fun.

There are some really good iPad apps for flight simulation. Android is still far behind in this realm. Hopefully there are more apps developing.
[Android Apps and Games] buzzboy:
+1 With X-Plane, a great achievement on the Platform. Am still hoping for some Retro conversions, Birds of prey for example.
[Android Apps and Games] khaytsus:
X-Plane is quite a good simulator here too, I mainly play it on my Nook Color tablet though.

Curious why you say you can't do instrument only approaches? there is an instrument view where you can set the different beacon settings and you can see your glide scope etc... At least I think so. I am not a pilot, and I pretty much suck at landings so I haven't tried it. I believe I saw it in their online usage guide too.

It'd be cool if it could cache Google Maps or something and fly over.. :) I know the desktop version has much more detailed data in this regard and a mobile app just won't be able to, but it'd fun flying over your own house. :)
[Android Apps and Games] rosenbaa29:
Great information. I plan on trying out the different sims next week, Ill let you know what I think of them.

Cheers!